CESI Trade Council "Security" calls for solutions to tackle the violence against police and other law enforcement staff (14.05.2012)

CESI General Secretary Klaus Heeger and Director Bert Van Caelenberg participated in a meeting of the CESI trade council "Security" held on 11 May 2012 in Luxembourg, and chaired by its Vice president Hermann Benker. The trade council members addressed the issue of violence against the police forces and other law enforcement staff, discussed the challenges of the Stockholm program and future developments in the Schengen area, reflected on the effects of the crisis on the work of security forces, as well as on the current state of the Working time directive.

CESI delegation meets Commissioner Barnier: It is time to revalue social rights, employment and the role of public sector in the internal market (11.05.2012)

In a meeting with internal market and services Commissioner Michel Barnier, a CESI delegation led by Secretary-General Klaus Heeger highlighted the need to revalue the social dimension and the role of public sector. Klaus Heeger (Secretary-General), Bert van Caelenberg (Director), Raymond Hencks (representative of the stakeholder forum postal services) and Manfred Wiedner (President of the Trade Council Post and Telecommunication) campaigned for a stronger consideration of the social and employment aspects of privatisations and the outstanding role of the public sector in internal market legislation.

CESI delegation meets with new Slovak government’s representative (10.05.2012)

In a meeting in Bratislava, a CESI delegation - led by CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger and Sloves President Maria Mayerova - met with the Slovak Secretary of State for Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Branislav Ondruš, in order to discuss the priorities of the new Slovak government in terms of finance, economy and employment policies.

CESI's Trade Council stresses central administrations' role in economic recovery (02.05.2012)

On April 27, the CESI Trade Council Central administrations and finances met in Luxemburg under the Presidency of Christian Chapuis. Among others, the participants discussed the role of central public administrations for Europe’s economic recovery.

Working group meeting Post/Telecom held in Berlin (24.04.2012)

On Thursday 19 and Friday 20 April, the CESI working groups Post/Telecom were meeting at the dbb headquarters in Berlin in order to discuss sector specific issues and to prepare the respective trade council in Thun (Switzerland) at the end of May.

Klaus Dauderstädt welcomes the European Commission’s approach on minimum wages (18.04.2012)

Klaus Dauderstädt, President of CESI’s SOC Commission, welcomes the approach of the European Commission to ask the Member states to set minimum wages. In its Communication “Towards a job-rich recovery’, the European Commission – under the aegis of its social affairs commissioner Andor - favors the introduction of minimum wages in all EU countries and to raise them where possible.

Klaus Heeger (CESI) and Eckhard Schwill (komba) discuss the newly proposed Groundhandling Service Regulation in the European Parliament (11.04.2012)

CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger and komba legal advisor Eckhard Schwill have met today in order to discuss the European Commission's proposal on a regulation on airports' ground-handling services. In a meeting also with European Parliament representatives, both presented their concerns on further liberalization of this market, which would lead to the reduction of workplaces, quality and security at European Union airports.